Peregian Springs flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Peregian Springs
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 5.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Peregian Springs's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Peregian Springs properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,727 Peregian Springs properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,727 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Peregian Springs.
Peregian Springs at a glance
Schools in and near Peregian Springs
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Peregian Springs is zoned
Selling in Peregian Springs? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 5.68 km², Peregian Springs is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 570 m² across 3,802 parcels.
Recent development applications in Peregian Springs
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Peregian Springs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Peregian Springs suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1036, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Peregian Springs's 9,532 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Peregian Springs, the wider ABS statistical area containing Peregian Springs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Peregian Springs itself.
111 in 2001 to 11,924 in 2025, up 10642%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Peregian Springs data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Peregian Springs address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Peregian Springs. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Peregian Springs lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Peregian Springs planning - frequently asked
Is Peregian Springs flood-prone?
About 18% of Peregian Springs falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 6% of the 3,727 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 141 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Peregian Springs bushfire-prone?
Around 31% of Peregian Springs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
What is the zoning in Peregian Springs?
The dominant planning zone in Peregian Springs is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Sport and Recreation.
Does Peregian Springs have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Peregian Springs.
Is Peregian Springs hilly or flat?
Peregian Springs is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 31 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Peregian Springs?
Across 3,802 surveyed parcels in Peregian Springs, the median lot size is about 570 m². There are also 2,020 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Peregian Springs have a train station?
There is no train station inside Peregian Springs itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Peregian Springs?
At the 2021 Census Peregian Springs had 9,532 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Peregian Springs statistical area, which contains Peregian Springs, went from 111 people in 2001 to 11,924 in 2025, up 10642%.
Is Peregian Springs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Peregian Springs scores 1036 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Peregian Springs?
Median household income in Peregian Springs was $1,836 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peregian Beach | 2.5 km | 24% | 60% |
| Peregian Beach Noosa Shire |
2.9 km | 18% | 93% |
| Coolum Beach | 4.2 km | 79% | 55% |
| Verrierdale | 5.2 km | 31% | 70% |
| Weyba Downs | 5.5 km | 15% | 72% |
| Marcus Beach Noosa Shire |
5.7 km | 8% | 97% |
| Yandina Creek | 5.7 km | 56% | 47% |
| Point Arkwright | 6.5 km | <1% | 5% |
| Yaroomba | 7.1 km | 29% | 24% |
| Doonan | 7.2 km | 36% | 69% |